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Pre-planned or elective care is put on hold but at no point does the NHS have to turn away emergency patients.

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That is compounded by the fact that many of those buyers, sellers and savers have put plans on hold until they find out what happens in the Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 26 November.

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The dollar rose as markets bet that the Fed will keep rates on hold next month.

When asked if he'll be at the tournament next year, he said: "Hopefully. My daughter's getting married so I'll maybe ask her to put that on hold."

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Wall Street has been adopting a risk-off posture due to valuation worries, anxiety around household spending, employment angst and elevated inflation rates, which could keep the Federal Reserve on hold in December in terms of another interest-rate cut this year, said José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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